John Houston
Driving Growth in Aerospace & Defense | Senior Manager | Business Strategy & Product Launch | MBA
- Role
- Sr Manager, Business Strategy & Program Management - Aerospace & Defense at Vicor
- Location
- Nashua, NH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Houston
Senior Manager for Vicor\'s Aerospace & Defense division focused primarily on customer programs, product commercialization, and strategic marketing/business strategy.I have a self-starting mindset and strive to turn everyday challenges into opportunities for cross-functional teams to succeed. I focus on providing customers a seamless experience of bringing pen and paper ideas to life in quality products. I have earned a reputation for streamlining prototyping efforts and driving project efficiency to reduce overhead and customer costs. I am always willing to lend a hand to colleagues and embrace the opportunity to learn from others and share my own insights in a collaborative effort to overcome potential roadblocks.
Experience
Sr Manager, Business Strategy & Program Management - Aerospace & Defense
Jun 2024 — Present · Andover, MA, US
Lead Vicor\'s Aerospace & Defense program vertical consisting of DC-DC converters & power networks.• Engage with cross-departmental teams to meet program goals, budget & schedule.• Develop core business strategy to identify new opportunities & understand prospective application risks.• Leverage technical knowledge to define program requirements and ensure adherence to specifications.
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor’s Degree, Dual Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
2013 — 2017
Manning School of Business, UMass Lowell
Foundations of Business Certification, Business Administration, Management and Operations
2020 — 2020
United States Naval Academy
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Operations Management & Business Analytics
Skills
- Cad
- Matlab
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Machining
- Micropipette
- C
- Microsoft Word
- Wiring
- Microsoft Excel
- Maple
- Solidworks
- Nx Unigraphics
- Finite Element Analysis
- Labview
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